That was a terrific show. And also a terrific final show. Dave was appointment tv for me back in the day and became so again over the last few months. I was struck by how many comedians (and others) paid tribute to Dave and particularly how strongly many of them seemed to be affected by his departure. As am I for various reasons.

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Realizing that we're only immortal for a limited time

What did jay do?

I was bummed that I fell asleep early and missed it live until I saw that Dave Letterman ended his career by throwing to the fucking Foo Fighters.

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Well, Warren Zevon is still dead.

I'm sure it was a really awesome experience for Dave Grohl. Maybe he can write a boring song about it and get alternative stations to play it four times a day.

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Not a fan of Grohl's music, stories you hear about him make him seem like a chill guy tho.


'Eagles of Death Metal' make decent road tunes. I think they are in the constellation of Grohl related bands.

Whenever I see Dave Grohl I can't help but think of the Billy Joel lyric, "We might be laughing a bit too loud, aw, but that never hurt no one."

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Anybody here seen my old friend Bobby?
Can you tell me where he's gone?
I thought I saw him walkin' up to The Hill
With Elon, Tulsi, and Don

Thought it was a solid finale, with the Top Ten list being the highlight. I found myself smiling the entire show. I didn't realize Biff Henderson was still the stage manager. Or that all of the original band members were still there.

My favorite line of the night was probably the one mentioning Stephen Hawking.

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Older than the hills

What I liked about the older shows is they were done live. Since stuff WILL go wrong, its a question of how well you can ad lib out of it. They got a couple of them on YouTube. One has him up a flagpole (with piano) where he proceeds to make prank calls.

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Middle Aged Crazy, like Uncle Terry

That was my favorite part, especially Jerry's reaction.

I thought there was some beef with him where he quit or got fired?

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Anybody here seen my old friend Bobby?
Can you tell me where he's gone?
I thought I saw him walkin' up to The Hill
With Elon, Tulsi, and Don

The long time Q card guy was fired for shoving somebody.

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favrefan said:"Chris Coghlan isn't gonna pay your rent, Jimmy."

Watched him say his goodbyes and as an older father of a young boy myself I relate to his relationship with his son. Im guessing that when I shuffle off this mortal coil my biggest regret will be not being around longer to have more time with him, something I'm sure Dave feels as well. I was struck though when they showed his wife and son about the debate that springs up here every so often of hard work getting you ahead in life rather than luck. That kid is one day going to inherit a couple hundred million dollars so I guess that takes him out of the hard work discussion.

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It aint the six minutes. Its what happens in those six minutes.

Just saw the top 10 list. That was pretty great.

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Proud member of the white guy grievance committee

It aint the six minutes. Its what happens in those six minutes.

Cool. I'm hoping to do thew Anthony Quinn thing myself.

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Soccer 1,2,3
Spanish Honor Society 1,2,3,4
Forensics 1,2,3,4

"Smiles with Nostrils"

"...no Hmong, go find some blacks"

https://vimeo.com/96035511

Finally tracked this sketch down.

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At first I wasnt sure if it was Daves wife and kid. As he has so amny times done something like that....."HEy, Its Joan Collins!"

Watched the last 30 minutes and just the bits from the years were funny as hell.

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"That's what the internet is for. Slandering others anonymously." Banky
“Been that way since one monkey looked at the sun and told the other monkey ‘He said for you to give me your fuckin’ share.’”

I didn't watch much over the last fifteen years, but I absolutely loved the show in the 90's. Watching the montage at the end made me a little bit sad that this is the end. I should have watched more after he made his announcement that he was retiring.

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Good people drink good beer - Hunter S. Thompson

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Waiting for the time when I can finally say
That this has all been wonderful, but now I'm on my way

I thought it would've been cool if they broke out the original theme song for his entrance. Intellectual property issue maybe?

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Proud member of the white guy grievance committee

It aint the six minutes. Its what happens in those six minutes.

Why do the Foo Fighters have three guitar players? Isn't two enough?

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Good people drink good beer - Hunter S. Thompson

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Waiting for the time when I can finally say
That this has all been wonderful, but now I'm on my way

Because they are FUCKING ROCK N' ROLL, DUDE!!!!!

Radiohead has three guitarists, but that's because Thom and/or Jonny move to keyboards or synths or crazy electronic doodads for lots of songs. Sometimes songs have no guitar at all and Ed O'Brien just has to play maracas or something.

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Because this band goes to 3.

I had this future flash of my life at age 70, buying "The Best of Letterman" CD gift set.

Comparing it to those I have mocked over the years who have bought the Dean Martin Roasts, the Best of Lawrence Welk and if a Gunsmoke collection is out there....I would have mocked that too.

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"That's what the internet is for. Slandering others anonymously." Banky
“Been that way since one monkey looked at the sun and told the other monkey ‘He said for you to give me your fuckin’ share.’”

You took the words right out of my mouth. Been watching a lot of the videos this morning.

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Elections have consequences.

Overall the finale was good, but I questioned a couple of the top 10..and while I really like Dave Grohl...The Foo Fighters??? Really??? Would have been nice to see at least a hint of emotion from Dave, but I dont think he is capable of it.

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CSFMB 2014 Nascar Pick 'em Champion

We don’t have a trillion-dollar debt because we haven’t taxed enough; we have a trillion-dollar debt because we spend too much. — Ronald Reagan

The Foo Fighters, much like David Letterman, haven't been genuinely subversive for about twenty years, so in a way, it works.

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Dude he mentioned they were his favorite band , played his first show after his heart surgery. Have to cut him a little slack for self indulgence on the last segment of his show

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Proud member of the white guy grievance committee

It aint the six minutes. Its what happens in those six minutes.

I know...but I was hoping for a little more star power in the last guest.

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CSFMB 2014 Nascar Pick 'em Champion

We don’t have a trillion-dollar debt because we haven’t taxed enough; we have a trillion-dollar debt because we spend too much. — Ronald Reagan

When Jay Leno decided to accept NBC's offer to return as host of the Tonight Show and to replace Conan O’Brien after just a few months, it rubbed a lot of people the wrong way. The animosity was highlighted at the time when Jimmy Kimmel repeatedly excoriated Jay Leno in an ambushed segment on the Jay Leno Show (Leno’s primetime show after stepping down as host of the Tonight Show the first time).